diff --git a/maven-project/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/project/DefaultRepositoryHelper.java b/maven-project/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/project/DefaultRepositoryHelper.java
index b3f9bfd1f4..215ce86911 100644
--- a/maven-project/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/project/DefaultRepositoryHelper.java
+++ b/maven-project/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/project/DefaultRepositoryHelper.java
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ public void findModelFromRepository( Artifact artifact, List remoteArtifactRepos
         }
         else
         {
-            getLogger().warn( "Attempting to build MavenProject instance for Artifact (" + artifact.getGroupId() + ":" +
+            getLogger().debug( "Attempting to build MavenProject instance for Artifact (" + artifact.getGroupId() + ":" +
                 artifact.getArtifactId() + ":" + artifact.getVersion() + ") of type: " + artifact.getType() +
                 "; constructing POM artifact instead." );